Article for transferring color and other material



Jan. 17, 1933. E. BEN ER 1,894,727

ARTICLE FOR TRANSFERRING COLOR AND OTHER MATERIAL Filed Aug. 9. 1930 Fyi F C lowenbr 35 71: hwflttorneys Patented Jan. 17, 1933 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE LLOYD E. BElil'Iil'ER, 0F KINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA-AB'.I.IGL'E FOB TRANSFEBBING COLOR AND OTHER MATERIAL Application filedAugust 9, 1980. Serial lie-$74,282.

This invention relates to packets comprising a' series of individual andremovable articles for transferring material, such as coloring matterand to a process for making the same.

material and to protect or guard said ma terial in such manner that itwill not be dis-' placed or rubbed oifby the several individual elementswithin the packet and will further be maintained in a sanitarycondition.

More specifically it is an object, in a-packet of the type described, toprovide individual detachable elements of the general form used inconventional safety match folders, and wherein the material carried by"the elements is housed and completely protected from germs and dirt andis prevented from smearing or frictionally wearing, by means ofefficient and economical removable jackets having a relatively. highdegree of elasticity to facilitate removal thereof and formed on saidelements by a simple and inexpensive process. I

Its a furtherobject to ,provide a practical, inexpensive process ormethod for preparing articles of the class'described wherem plastic oroily materials, such as are used forv cosmetics, may be transfixed uponthe individual elements and may be non-adhesive and removable jac etsappl ed in the form of coatings, to the material, and removable from theouter ends of the elements.

These and other. objects and advantages of the invention will be fullyset forth in the following description made in connect on with theaccompanying drawing, in which like reference characters refer tosimilar parts throughout the several views, and wherein f I Fig. 1 is aplan view of a packet containing a series 0 layers of my improvedmaterial-transferring elements having the protective jackets thereon,the cover of said packet being open;

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Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, the dotted llnes indicating theclosed position of the cover;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same 55 with the coverpartiallyopened;

Figs. 4 to 8 inclusive illustrate the several steps'in my processforforming my materialtransferring packet, and

Fig. 9 illustrates the manner in which the individual elements orstrips, formed from an integral sheet, are spread to enable the outerends thereof to be dipped.

My improved packet comprises a series, usually two or more, of layers ofindividual stems or elements, two layers preferably beheads of theseveral elements are constructed from a cosmetic material orpreparation, such as for example, 11p rouge, but it will of course beunderstood that pigments, which are adapted to be transferred by arubbing action, camphor ice or any material may be carried by theseveral elements. The several heads are encased and completely protectedfrom dust, dirt and germs, as Well as guarded against frictional wearingby means of shellshaped ackets slidably removable therefrom to exposethe transfer material. These iackets are formed from materials whichwill not adhere to the transfer material, which will have flexibilityand preferably a degree of elasticity to. permit easv withdrawal fromthe elements and my improvement includes the provision of an efiicientand simple method for making said articles.

lnFigs. 4 to 9, inclusive, I illustrate the several steps in my'process,which may be described as follows:

The layers of stems or elements are prepared'in the manner well known inthe art of making cardboardsafety match folders,

-small rectangular sheets of material being material slit along parallellines from one end to points spaced some distance from the opposite endand thereby forming independent elementsor stems E.

The alternate stems or elements are then spread apart to facilitatedipping of the outer ends thereof. This may be, if desired, accomplishedby temporarily inserting spacers or small bars 10 between the alternatestems, as illustrated in Fig. 9. The slit sheets with the spacers 10properly positioned therein are then dipped into a protectivepreparation 11, such as parafiin or wax, the outer ends of the severalelements being in mersedto a height slightly greater than the actualheads of the transfer material 12, which are later formed thereon. Afterthe paraifin or other protective material has dried, the elements aredipped intc a liquid, self-hardening transfer preparation having arelatively high viscosity, which may be in the form of color material orother material which is adapted for transference The outer ends of'theelements are immersed to a height slightlv less than the height of theprotective covering 11, the transfer material forming a relatively densecoating about the protective material. The said step is carried out at atemperature adequateto maintain the color or other transfer in a liquidstate and for cosmetic color transfer, material I have found that atemperature of approximately 160 degrees Fahrenheit is satisfactory. Thematerial utilized preferably has a relatively high melting point, sayZat100 degrees Fahrenheit, or about, and shoiild be of the type whichhardens very quickly. 1

After the transfer material is thoroughly dry and hard, the heads of thestems formed thereby are carefully ,dippediinto a viscous self-hardeningliquid preparation, preferably formed of gelatinous material which formsthe protective jackets. j I prefer to coat the entire transfer heads,although if desired only the outer and main portions of theheads may bepreferably relatively ap lication of the gelatinous"material. I fin thatby successively coating the transfer head the difliculties due tosurface tension are practically eliminated. After each dipping thecoating should be permitted to dry and harden before the next coating isapplied. The protective jacket so formed, as illustrated in t 0 metal13. I have on rimented extensively with various materials for formingthe rotective jackets and find that a number '6 different materials aresuitable for the purposes intended. Materials containing a gelatin baseand having linixed therewith a small amount formed by two or moresuccessive of oily in edient have been found highl cficienh no oilyingredient mixed in co coated. The protective jackets are transfermaterials such as rou e thin coatings rather than by oneg drawing, isindicated by the nue loidal state with the gelatin base adds flexibility and elasticity to the jackets and materially lessens theadhesive properties which is of course desirable. Elasticity in thehardened jacket is essential to enable portions of the jacket, suh asthe peripheral or inner edge to expand properly for facilitating re=moval from the transfer head. It is also essential that the jacketmaterial be relatively non-resistant to the considerable surface tensionof the cosmetic or transfer material. This I have found to be one of thebig difiic ulties in obtaining a 'suitable material for the jackets.

In addition t6 materials of the class above described, I have found thatpreparations containing collodion, paraffin or fruit pectins could besatisfactorily used.

In addition to the formation of the protegtive jackets from plasticself-hardening material, I contemplate the molding, wrapping orformation of protective jackets from thin non-adhesl 'e sheet material,such as cellophane, tinfoil, oiled paper and thelike. After theprotective casings or jackets have dried, the spacers 10 may be removedfrom between the two series of elements or stems and the slit sheets maybe bound together in asuitable folder F which may have a front flange orlip 14 under which the flap of the cover may be inserted. i

In use the cover is opened and one of the articles E is bent outwardlyand the inner end thereof torn from the sheet from which it is formedand the jacket 13 may then be readily removed by pinching the outerextremity between the thumb and forefinger and pulling outwardly. Thetransfer material or head 12 is then exposed and the material may betransferred by rubbing the head against the article to be treated. Theproduct is especially a plicable for use as a cosmet c transfer artic e,for example, 'lip rouge or cam hor ice, and the application as such willbe 0 vious from the fore oing description.

It will be seen that wit my structure oily camphor ice, paints and alsocolor materials, etc., may be put up in the form of individual elements,bound together in a compact packet and the color ,or transfer materialwill be completely protected from germs, dust and dirt by the sanitaryjackets 13,. W ther be seen that when in the packet, even tho h the oumrends of the elements rub' toge fiier orimpinge, the coloring or transfermaterial cannot be rubbed off or smeared due to the protective'jackets.The jackets are non-adhesivein nature and consequently the individualelements'inay be readily bent outwardly and removed from the packet.

From the foregoing descri tion it will be seen that I have provided asimple, inexpensive and highly eflicient commercial method for preparingpackets of individual trans- It will furparts, without departing stepsand sequence of steps of the method,

such as disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. A transfer article comprising a stem having a headconsisting of transfer material carried at one end thereof and aprotective relatively non-adhesive jacket surrounding said head andslidably removable therefrom.

2. A packet comprising a lurality of individual elements each inclu inga stem and a head carried by said stem consisting of transfer material,means to which the inner ends of said several stems are detachablysecured and a protective relatively non-adhesive jacket surrounding eachof said heads and slidably removable therefrom.

3. A packet comprising a plurality of individual elements disposed insubstantially parallel lines, each of said elements comprising a stemand a head constructed of transfer material surrounding one end of saidstem, means to which the inner ends of said stems are detachably securedand a relatively non-adhesive shell-shaped jacket surrounding each ofsaid heads and removable slidably and longitudinally therefrom.

4. A packet comprising a series of individual elements compactlyarranged and integrally constructed from a single sheet of material,said elements each comprising a stem and a head constructed of transfermaterial surrounding one end of said stem, said stems being frangible todetach said elements 1 from said common sheet and a relatively thinshell-shaped jacket surrounding each of said heads and slidablyremovable therefrom for exposing said transfer material.

5. A transfer article comprisin a stem having a head constructed oftrans er material surrounding one end thereof and a shellshaped jacketconstructed of relatively nonadhesive gelatinous material surroundingand protectingsaid head and longitudinally and slidably removabletherefrom.

6. The method of forming a material transferring element which conslstsin attaching to one end of a strip or stema head of transfer materialand subsequently detachably cover-1 inglsaidhead with a coating of,relatively non esive self-hardening material to form a sanitary anddetachable protective jacket.

7. The method of forming a material transferrin element which consistsin coating one en of a stem with a mass of selfhardening transfermaterial, permitting said material to harden to form a head andsubsequently covering said head with a coating of relativelynon-adhesive self-hardening gelatinous material to form a slidablydetachable protective jacket;

' 8. The method of making a material transferrin article which consistsin coating one end 0 a stem with an insoluble protective having athickened outer end by which it may be grasped for removal.

10. An article of the class described com prising a stem, a head inwhich one end of said stem is. embedded, said head being constructed ofmaterial which will not adhere to gelatinous material and a protectivejacket constructed of gelatinous "material closely surrounding said headand slidably removable therefrom, said jacket having a somewhatthickened outer end by which it may be grasped for removal.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

. LLOYD E. BENNER.

